FTO AUSTRALIA

So I see you bought the red FTO from Sippy Downs.

How does it go. Have you had any problems with it?

The reason I ask is because I actually had a really weird experience with the owner. He had it up for sale for 10K when I was looking for a car back in February and when I called to enquire about it he told me it was sold. Then it reappeared for 15K from the same owner and I thought that it seemed really shady, so I tried to contact the owner again and pretend I was interested but he didn't reply to me.

Dan25 wrote:So I see you bought the red FTO from Sippy Downs.

How does it go. Have you had any problems with it?

The reason I ask is because I actually had a really weird experience with the owner. He had it up for sale for 10K when I was looking for a car back in February and when I called to enquire about it he told me it was sold. Then it reappeared for 15K from the same owner and I thought that it seemed really shady, so I tried to contact the owner again and pretend I was interested but he didn't reply to me.

Hey buddy,

Yeah It goes good now, Yeh it was the one from Sippy Downs and yeah he told me he originally had it up for 15k but didn't really want to sell it at that time, so he refused the people and told them it was sold, then he put it back up for 11k (when i saw it) and I had a look/test drive and was alright, then i looked up a few things cos it had VIC rego, found out i had to completely remove the rego and register it, and i had my quote from JUST CARS, so I couldn't really afford 11,000 just for the car. So I got him down to 10k.

Since Ive had it (got it on the 8th so just over a week). I have had the clutch plate/pressure plate go, and the starter motor.

Ive had my mechanic fully go over it and besides a little oil leak he said everything else should be alright, I drive it everyday. And it seems to be okay, there was some things that he did that kinda made me feel suss aswell, cant recall any at the moment but I was just so obsessed with the FTO and couldnt find any others that I liked so I just went ahead with it.

Probably not the smartest thing ive done but yeah, I love it Just hoping nothing else is about to go

Laters dude.

I know how you feel, I saw my car for sale on here and wanted it no matter what.

The battery died, starter motor, alternator and the paint has needed a fair bit of work getting to look how it should but its worth it its such an awesome little car

Sophia wrote:I know how you feel, I saw my car for sale on here and wanted it no matter what.

The battery died, starter motor, alternator and the paint has needed a fair bit of work getting to look how it should but its worth it its such an awesome little car

Yeah did it happen like 2 days after u bought it though lol

Like cmon atleast a month. Lol.
Yeah your car looks sick as, gotta meet up and check it out

Yeah 2days after I bought it I was still pretty much driving it back from Melbourne when I picked it up

Meet up sounds great. Hope this December cruise happens, would be perfect

Sophia wrote:Yeah 2days after I bought it I was still pretty much driving it back from Melbourne when I picked it up

Meet up sounds great. Hope this December cruise happens, would be perfect

Oh wow that sucks, but hey it makes me feel better, but the way i think about it, hey it was gonna happen now or then, its a clutch and stator motor lol, so atleast now I know they arn't going to go anytime soon..

Exactly, set for life .....sorta lol

Sophia wrote:Exactly, set for life .....sorta lol

Lol i dunno for life but for long enough haha.

I got some pics done of my car from my mate and it was ontop of a coles carpark , it was completely pitch dark.. bad pics cos only from facebook but yeah it came out real nice, when i get full sized ill post up the better ones.





if you can see the red line around the car it was my other mate driving around on his bloody *~delightful!~* moped lol.. looks cool though so idc

FFS. Heard a ticking noise tonight on the way home frmo work, did not sound very good at all, and i dont know to much about engines but i opened it up and it definatly sounded like a belt..
I could see the belt and it was frayed/half ripped down the centre, didnt know which one though.

Called RACQ and it was my aircon/power steering belt and some had gone into my CV shaft pulley? i think that is what he said, but after turning it off, and on again, each time we got more of the belt out of the pulley...then I got the belt cut off and drove home without powersteering (because i wasnt gonna risk it snapping and f**king something else in my motor), will get a new one put in tomorrow
Though Im glad it was nothing to serious... still not happy, thats 3 things now .. in what? just over a week and a half

Hopefully things get better ffs.

6PK1080 - walk into your local autoshop & quote that belt part number. You wont pay anymore than about $20 bucks & its a 10 minute job to replace.

Oh & welcome to the club

Something tells me, that with 48 posts in the 10 days you've been signed up - that you're our newest post whore

Bennoz wrote:6PK1080 - walk into your local autoshop & quote that belt part number. You wont pay anymore than about $20 bucks & its a 10 minute job to replace.

Oh & welcome to the club

Something tells me, that with 48 posts in the 10 days you've been signed up - that you're our newest post whore

/agree on the post whore
Gah I know nothing about engines lol
I just chucked it down at my mechanic, he won't charge me much, he knows im a student and im poor

EDIT: I'm on the computer a lot, especially considering im studying IT .. lol. So yeah hence why i'm a post whore

Hi WTTC stef, isnt that a girls name?

bro

this is such a funny night

Hmmmm The he/she throws like a girl

QLD jacuzzi meet? Kinky.

Supplanter wrote:QLD jacuzzi meet? Kinky.

Nah facebook FTW

I'm special. What can I say.

^ like retarded?

Bennoz wrote:6PK1080 - walk into your local autoshop & quote that belt part number. You wont pay anymore than about $20 bucks & its a 10 minute job to replace.

Oh & welcome to the club

Something tells me, that with 48 posts in the 10 days you've been signed up - that you're our newest post whore

and so it began...

@Ghlody, yes.